तत्कथं वै नाद्रियेयमी श्वरोडस्मीति पुत्रक । मा ते मन्युर्महाबाहो भवत्वत्र द्विजान् प्रति
tat kathaṃ vai nādriyeyam īśvaro ’smi iti putraka | mā te manyur mahābāho bhavatv atra dvijān prati ||
«¿Cómo, entonces, podría yo dejar de honrar a los brāhmaṇas, hijo mío, pensando: “Yo soy el Señor, capaz de realizarlo todo”? Oh, de brazos poderosos, no permitas que aquí surja ira contra los dos veces nacidos. La reverencia hacia los brāhmaṇas no debe abandonarse apoyándose en la propia fuerza.»
वायुदेव उवाच
Even if one feels powerful or ‘capable like a lord’ (īśvaro ’smi), that is not a license to disregard Brahmins or dharmic authorities; anger toward the dvijas should be restrained, and reverence maintained as a matter of dharma.
Vāyudeva addresses his son, explaining that in the given situation he cannot neglect honoring Brahmins, and he admonishes the son not to become angry at the twice-born, framing the issue as a test of self-control and proper conduct.